CARELESS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CARELESS?

Need another word that means the same as “careless”? Find 53 synonyms and 30 related words for “careless” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Careless” are: regardless, inattentive, incautious, negligent, remiss, shoddy, slapdash, slipshod, scrappy, slovenly, unconsidered, amateurish, lax, slack, wild, disorganized, thoughtless, unthinking, insensitive, indiscreet, unguarded, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-thought-out, unwise, misguided, inadvertent, rash, foolhardy, negligent in, heedless of, improvident about, unconcerned about, indifferent to, oblivious to, apathetic about, apathetic towards, uncaring about, casual about, nonchalant about, offhand about, uninterested in, uninvolved in, unstudied, artless, casual, effortless, unconcerned, nonchalant, insouciant, languid, leisurely, informal

Careless as an Adjective

Definitions of "Careless" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “careless” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Showing no interest or effort; casual.
• Without due thought or consideration.
• (of an action or its result) showing or caused by a lack of attention.
• Not concerned or worried about.
• Effortless and unstudied.
• Marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful.
• Marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful.
• (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration.
• Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.

Synonyms of "Careless" as an adjective (53 Words)

amateurish	Lacking professional skill or expertise. A very amateurish job.
apathetic about	Showing little or no emotion or animation.
apathetic towards	Marked by a lack of interest.
artless	Without guile or deception. Artless sincerity.
casual	Happening by chance; accidental. A casual meeting.
casual about	Characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility.
disorganized	Unable to plan one’s activities efficiently. A disorganized enterprise.
effortless	Requiring no physical or mental exertion. I went up the steps in two effortless bounds.
foolhardy	Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences. Foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker.
heedless of	Marked by or paying little heed or attention–Franklin D. Roosevelt.
ill-advised	Without careful prior deliberation or counsel.
ill-considered	Not given careful consideration.
ill-thought-out	Excluded from use or mention.
improvident about	Not provident; not providing for the future.
inadvertent	Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning. He was pardoned for inadvertent manslaughter.
inattentive	Showing a lack of attention or care. I was disappointed by the food and the inattentive service.
incautious	Carelessly failing to exercise proper caution. An incautious remark.
indifferent to	Neither too great nor too little.
indiscreet	Lacking discretion; injudicious. They have been embarrassed by indiscreet friends.
informal	Having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere. An informal free and easy manner.
insensitive	Not responsive to physical stimuli. Insensitive to radiation.
insouciant	Marked by blithe unconcern. An utterly insouciant financial policy.
languid	(of a person, manner, or gesture) having or showing a disinclination for physical exertion or effort. A languid mood.
lax	Of a speech sound especially a vowel pronounced with the vocal muscles relaxed. Muscles have more potential energy when they are stretched than when they are lax.
leisurely	Not hurried or forced. A leisurely breakfast at our hotel.
misguided	Having or showing faulty judgement or reasoning. Well meaning but misguided teachers.
negligent	Failing to take proper care over something. Negligent in his correspondence.
negligent in	Characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern.
nonchalant	Marked by blithe unconcern. Was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner.
nonchalant about	Marked by blithe unconcern.
oblivious to	Failing to keep in mind.
offhand about	With little or no preparation or forethought.
rash	Imprudently incurring risk. It would be extremely rash to make such an assumption.
regardless	Without due thought or consideration. Crushing the blooms with regardless tread.
remiss	Failing in what duty requires. It would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information.
scrappy	Determined, argumentative, or pugnacious. A scrappy admiral.
shoddy	Cheap and shoddy Judith Crist. A shoddy misuse of the honours system.
slack	Not taut or held tightly in position; loose. Slack tides.
slapdash	Marked by great carelessness. He gave a slapdash performance.
slipshod	Characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization. His slipshod heels.
slovenly	(especially of a person or action) careless; excessively casual. Slovenly appearance.
thoughtless	Showing lack of careful thought. The debate turned into thoughtless bickering.
uncaring about	On the move.
unconcerned	Showing a lack of worry or interest, especially when this is surprising or callous. Scott seemed unconcerned by his companion s problem.
unconcerned about	Not occupied or engaged with.
unconsidered	Without proper consideration or reflection. I realize that my unconsidered remarks were dangerously indiscreet.
unguarded	Displaying or feeling no wariness. The museum was unguarded at night.
uninterested in	Not having or showing interest.
uninvolved in	Currently fashionable.
unstudied	Not laboured or artificial; natural. Is unstudied in Latin as he is in may other matters.
unthinking	Without care or thought for others. She was at pains to correct unthinking prejudices.
unwise	Not appropriate to the purpose. It is unwise to rely on hearsay evidence.
wild	Produced from wild animals or plants without cultivation. Wild shouts.

Usage Examples of "Careless" as an adjective

• Danced with careless grace.
• Careless of the consequences.
• A careless error.
• It was a careless mistake.
• A careless housekeeper.
• He admitted careless driving.
• She had been careless and had left the window unlocked.
• Hurt by a careless remark.
• Careless about her clothes.
• She gave a careless shrug.
• An impression of careless elegance.
• He was careless of his own safety.
• Careless proofreading.
• Forgotten by some careless person.

Associations of "Careless" (30 Words)

abandonment	The action or fact of abandoning or being abandoned. His abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless.
absentminded	Lost in thought; showing preoccupation. An absentminded professor.
carelessness	The quality of not being careful or taking pains. Most road accidents are caused by carelessness on the part of motorists.
cursory	Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough. A casual or cursory inspection failed to reveal the house s structural flaws.
haste	Excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry. Working with feverish haste.
hasty	Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- Shakespeare- Arthur Geddes. Rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion.
headlong	In a rush; with reckless haste. He fell headlong in love with his cousin.
heedless	Marked by or paying little heed or attention–Franklin D. Roosevelt. Elaine she shouted heedless of attracting unwanted attention.
hurried	Moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste. A hurried job.
inadvertent	Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning. An inadvertent administrative error occurred that resulted in an overpayment.
inattention	Lack of attention. His inattention to duty.
inattentive	Not paying attention to something. A particularly dull and inattentive pupil.
inconsiderate	Thoughtlessly causing hurt or inconvenience to others. Slovenly inconsiderate reasoning.
indifference	Unimportance. It cannot be regarded as a matter of indifference.
lax	Of a speech sound especially a vowel pronounced with the vocal muscles relaxed. The merger of tense and lax vowels before l.
negligence	Breach of a duty of care which results in damage. His injury was due to the negligence of his employers.
negligent	Failing to take proper care over something. Negligent of detail.
overhasty	Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- Shakespeare- Arthur Geddes. Rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion.
perfunctory	(of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort. Perfunctory courtesy.
rashly	In a hasty and foolhardy manner. He rashly promised crime would fall sharply by September.
reckless	Characterized by careless unconcern. A reckless driver.
remiss	Failing in what duty requires. It would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information.
rush	Cause to move fast or to rush or race. Shoppers rushed to buy computers.
rushed	Done under pressure. A rushed job.
slapdash	Directly. Slapdash work.
slipshod	Marked by great carelessness. Slipshod spelling.
sloppy	(of semi-fluid matter) containing too much liquid; watery. Do not make the concrete too sloppy.
unconcern	A lack of worry or interest, especially when surprising or callous. He is famed for his laid back attitude his apparent unconcern about his actions.
unconcerned	Lacking in interest or care or feeling. Readers unconcerned with style.
unwary	Not alert to danger or deception. The shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise.